Bruce Figgins has said that his biggest adjustment to fullback is the different blocking schemes from tight end. Not, as one would expect, carrying the ball.

“Well I haven’t given him the ball yet, so that’s probably the reason why,” Bobo said, laughing.

Before Figgins starts giving defenses things to worry about in the passing game, job #1 is – as Richt put it – becoming “a fullback that can play that position legitimately.” In Georgia’s offense, that’s a lot of blocking. I’m a lot more interested in how well Figgins can lead Crowell and keep Murray upright than in the few occasions we’d flex him out as an H-back. The gold standard for me is Brannan Southerland – if you can lead the tailback down the field with not one but two key blocks, you’ve mastered the job.